Financing Increased and First Tranche Closed

Zecotek Increases Private Placement to $1.3 Million and Closes First Tranche of $1.1 Million

Singapore, December 15, 2015 – Zecotek Photonics Inc. (TSX-V: ZMS; Frankfurt: W1I) (the “Company”),a developer of leading-edge photonics technologies for medical, industrial and scientific markets,today announced that the Company has increased the non-brokered private placement announced on December 9, 2015 to $1.3 million. The Company also announced it has closed on the first tranche of the private placement by selling 3,084,000 units of the Company at a price of $0.36 per unit for gross proceeds of $1,110,240.

Each unit consists of one common share and one common share purchase warrant. Each warrant entitles the holder to acquire one common share at an exercise price of $0.53 per common share until December 15, 2017.

The Company paid finder’s fees on the first tranche consisting of cash fees totalling $77,716.80 and issued 215,880 finder’s warrants. Each finder’s warrant entitles the holder to acquire one common share at an exercise price of $0.53 per common share until December 15, 2017.

All securities issued are subject to a four-month hold period expiring on April 16, 2016.

Net proceeds from the funds raised will be used to complete the transfer of technology for the purpose of immediate commercialization, strengthen and maintain patents of the Company’s IP portfolio, for purchase order financings and general working capital purposes.

About Zecotek

Zecotek Photonics Inc (TSX-V: ZMS; Frankfurt: W1I) is a photonics technology company developing high-performance scintillation crystals, photo detectors, positron emission tomography scanning technologies, 3D auto-stereoscopic displays, and lasers for applications in medical, high-tech and industrial sectors. Founded in 2004, Zecotek operates three divisions: Imaging Systems, Laser Systems and 3D Display Systems with labs located in Canada, Korea, Russia, Singapore and U.S.A. The management team is focused on building shareholder value by commercializing over 50 patented and patent pending novel photonic technologies directly and through strategic alliances and joint ventures with leading industry partners such as the European Organization for Nuclear Research (Switzerland), Beijing Opto-Electronics Technology Co. Ltd. (China), NuCare Medical Systems (South Korea), and National NanoFab Center (South Korea). For more information visit www.zecotek.com and follow @zecotek on Twitter.

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